What Are The Tennis Yips? One of the most common anxiety-based issues athletes face are the yips. The yips can be seen across many different sports, but they also happen in the game of tennis. The yips occur when a talented athlete finds he or she cannot perform
Overcoming Nerves in Matches In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis parent whose son feels nervous before and during matches. Dr. Cohn gives mental game tips on how to improve confidence in tennis. Listen to
Staying Composed Playing Arrogant Opponents In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis player who has trouble dealing with a cocky or arrogant opponent. Dr. Cohn gives mental game tips on how to improve confidence in
Improving Your Mental Toughness Are you “mentally strong” during tough tennis matches? How much more could you achieve in tennis if you developed a stronger mental game? Think of a match where some mental factor negatively affected your game… maybe a bad line call caused you to become
Taking Practice Confidence to Matches In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis player who has trouble taking his practice game to competition. Dr. Cohn gives mental game tips on how to improve confidence in tennis.
How Can You Keep Momentum in a Match In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers: A question from a tennis parent about how his young athlete loses momentum and confidence when in the lead. Dr. Cohn gives mental game tips